Posted: 08/01/2015
An unarmed LGM-30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches Aug. 19, 2015, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The missile was randomly selected from Minot AFB, N.D. as a part of the system's operational test and evaluation program, which provides valuable data to evaluators and validates the reliability of the ICBM fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joe Davila)